Entries from July 2006

Wednesday, July 19th, 2006

Homeschooling Carnival

Psst! The 5th Country Fair is open! Pass it on…

Tuesday, July 18th, 2006

Wishful Thinking

Me: Hmmm… whatcha eating there? Something smells good.
Chris: Wheat Chex with homemade strawberry preserves.
Me: What? And that’s breakfast? That’s just a bowl of sugar.
Chris: Well, I used Splenda in the milk.
Me: Right, because we all know that Splenda not only has zero calories, it actually removes them from other ingredients, too.
Chris: Exactly.
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Tuesday, July 18th, 2006

Finding My Inner Child

I discovered an enjoyable and creative craft when I took an altered books workshop a few months ago. I signed up for the class because I thought it sounded fun and because I felt like I needed to rekindle my creative spark. Although I really had no idea what altered books were, a hands-on crafting […]

Tuesday, July 18th, 2006

Shutter Speed, A New Photoblog

First, let me say that I love this theme. I like the text layout, the sidebar display, the colors are beautiful, etc. But it is not picture friendly. Images don’t display right. There is no built-in space around images, so the text jams right up against them. I’ve tried adding various html tags to correct […]

Monday, July 17th, 2006

Hot Summer Days

Boy, we were all feeling quite cranky around here today! The heat wave that is affecting most of the country has definitely hit home at our house. The temperature outside reached 91 degrees.
Without the modern conveniences of central air we have to make do. Needless to say, all of us were a bit too warm […]